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hláford

a rulersovereigngovernorcaptaina mastera major-domoan ownera proprietora husbandthe husbanda rulerlord

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Wlfst. 181, 17. the master of a wife, a wife's lord and master, the husband Ðis is geðinge Eádwaldes and Cyneðrýðe, Eðelmódes láfe ymbe ðet lond ðe hire Eðelmód hire hlábard salde, C.D. i. 295, 34. Æfter Byrhtwara (cf.

sum

(adj.; pronoun.)
Grammar
sum, indef. prn.
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Fýr cymþ sume ðissa hærfesta (cf. the phrase some or one of these days ), Wulfst. 205, 6. Manna cynnes sumne besyrwan, Beo.

Linked entry: ÁN

ende

(v.; adj.; part.)

a regionquartersidequarterpartproportiondeathendfinishedissueeventgoalultimatelyalwaysultimatelycontinuouslyconsecutivelykindsort

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Ðisses eorðweges ende gescrífan, Ps. Th. 118, 87. Oþ ende in finem, 102, 9: 111, 8. Wiþ ende, 67, 16: 73, 10. the end of all things: Beóð fela frecednyssa on mancynne ǽr þan þe se ende becume, Hml. Th. i. 2, 30.

Linked entry: ende-dæg

þegen

(n.)
Grammar
þegen, þegn, þeng, þén, es; m.
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Bd. 4, 3; S. 567, 21, and búr-, disc-, hrægl-þegen; in others it is official work in the country. For the development of the class of thanes in England, see Stubbs' Const. Hist. s. v. thegn; Kemble's Saxons in England, I. c. 7, II, c. 3; Schmid, A.

án

(n.; num.; adj.; pronoun.)
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Voc. ii. 20, 22. marking union, indivisibility Se ána God on þrynnesse and on ánnysse . . . on ðisne énne God wé sceolon geleáfan, Hml. S. 1, 32-39. Drihten, þú þe wunast on Suna, and Fæder on þé, and þú eart ána mid Hálige Gáste, Bl.

Brunan burh

(n.)
Grammar
Brunan burh, gen. Brunan burge; dat. Brunan byrig; f.

Brunanburh, about five miles south-west of Durham, or on the plain between the river Tyne and the Browney,

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Ne wearþ wæl máre Was no greater carnage on ðísum [ðys] églande ever yet, ǽfre gyta, . . . within this island, . . . syððan eástan, hider since from the east, hither Engle and Sexan up came upp becóman. Angles and Saxons [Engle and Sexe]. Gst.

cyning

(n.)
Grammar
cyning, cyng,es; m. [cyn people, -ing originating from, son of] .

a king, ruler, emperor rex, imperator a spiritual King, God, Christ Deus, Christusthe devildiabŏlus, satănas Anglo-Saxon kings were at first elected from a family or class, by Witena gemót the assembly of the wise. fidelity was sworn to them by the people, in the following words the king took a corresponding oath to his peoplethe Anglo-Saxon king had royal power to pardon transgressors of all forfeits the king had one halfall hoards above the earth, and within the earth. As we learn from Beowulf, in early and heathen times, much treasure was buried in the mound raised over the ashes of the dead, besides what was burned with the body Pastus or ConviviumThe king visited different districts personally or by deputy to see that justice was done to all his subjects. In these periodical journeys the king received support and entertainment wherever he went. Hence perhaps the privileges of our judges Vigilia head ward, or a proper watch set over the king, which he claimed when he came into any district the mint or coinage of money. The king exercised a superintendence over the circulating medium

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The words of the king's oath are, - Ðis gewrit is gewriten, stæf be stæfe, be ðam gewrite ðe Dúnstán arcebisceop sealde úrum hláforde æt Cinges túne á on dæg ðá hine man hálgode to cinge, and forbeád him ǽlc wedd to syllanne bútan ðysan wedde, ðe he up

ge-weorþan

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Dis all gewearð, Mt. L. 1. 22. Gewearþ mycelu eorþstyrung, Bl. H. 193, 10. Monega wundor gewurdon, Ors. 4, 8; S. 188, 21 : Mt. L. R. 27, 54. Ðý lǽs ungerecc geworðe, Mt. L. 26, 5.

teón

(v.)
Grammar
teón, (from teóhan); p. teáh, pl. tugon; pp. togen, tigen (v. of-teón)
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Ne teáh Crist him ná tó on ðisum lífe land ne welan, Homl. Th. i. 160, 32: Ors. 5, 11; Swt. 236, 27. Hé æfter ðysum geþance teáh him elnunge tó be dǽle after this thought he in some measure took courage, Homl. Skt. i. 23, 524.

be

restbyalong,by, not later thanbyduringbywithconveyance, by (in to send by) subject toin the case ofin the matter ofinwith(to do) byor abouttowith(to become)ofbybecause ofon account offor the sake ofbyby means ofby the use ofby way ofin the form ofafter according toafterby the commandat the request

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Th. 171, 6. for the sake of:-- Nis ðis gewrít be ánum men áwriten ac ys be eallum, Hept.

þeów

(n.)
Grammar
þeów, es; þeówa, an; m.
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Earme men beswicene and hreówlíce besyrwde, and út of ðisan earde gesealde swýðe unforworhte fremdum tó gewealde Wulfst. 158, 13. Freedom might be forfeited as the punishment of crime; e. g.

lǽtan

(v.)
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ðisses middangeardes welan foresettað and ús leófran lǽtað ðonne ðá lufan þára heofonlicra eádignessa cum mundi diuitias amori caelestium praeponimus Bd. 3, 19; Sch. 279, 2. Ǽlc wóh gé lǽtað tó rihte, Wlfst. 297, 27.

tilian

(v.)
Grammar
tilian, tiligan, tilgan, teolian, tiolian, tielian; p. ode
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VI. where the object for the sake of which an effort is made is pointed out by a preposition Tó ðisum swicolum lífe wé swincaþ and tiliaþ and tó ðam tówerdan lífe wé tiliaþ hwónlíce we labour and toil for this deceitful life, and for the future life we

Linked entries: teolian tylian telge

LǼTAN

(v.)
Grammar
LǼTAN, p. lét, leórt; pp. lǽten. The ellipsis of a verb in the infinitive, the meaning of which may be inferred from the context, not unfrequently takes place after lǽtan; and the connection of many of the meanings which follow with the simple one seems explainable in this way.

to LETallowpermitsufferto letlet gogive updismissleaveforsakeletto letcausemakegethavecause to beplace make as ifmake outprofesspretendestimateconsidersupposethinkto behave towardstreatto let

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Ðonne wé ðisses middangeardes welan foresettaþ and ús leófran lǽtaþ ðonne ða lufan ðara heofonlícra eádignessa cum mundi divitias amori cælestium præponimus, Bd. 3, 19; S. 548, 16.

Linked entries: aweg-lǽtan leórt

habban

Grammar
habban, A.
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Þám þe hiora dǽl getýnedne hæbben, Ll. i. 128, 9. with uninflected participle (or uncertain) Ðis. . . ðet ic beboden hebbe, C. D. i. 300, 4. Heregýð hafað ðás wísan binemned, 312, 3. Þonne þú hig gefangen hæbbe apprehensis, Gen. 44, 4.

for-ðí

(con.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí-ðe; conj.

For thatforbecausethereforequiaquŏniamĭtăque

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For that, for, because, therefore; quia, quŏniam, ĭtăque Ná forðíðe heó of Moyse sý non quia ex Moyse est, Jn. Bos. 7, 22: Ps. Lamb. 77, 22. Forðiðe he slóh stán quŏniam percussit petram, Ps. Lamb. 77, 20

for-ðí

(adv.)
Grammar
for-ðí, for-ðí ðonne; adv.

For that causeconsequentlywhereforequamobremproptĕreaquapropterĭdeoidcirco

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For that cause, consequently, wherefore; quamobrem, proptĕrea, quapropter, ĭdeo, idcirco Forhwí oððe forðí quamobrem, Ælfc. Gr. 38; Som. 40, 58. Forðí ðonne qua propter: forðí ĭdeo, idcirco, proptĕrea, 44; Som. 46, 17, 18. Forðí gehýrde Drihten ĭdeo

for-ðí

Grammar
for-ðí, v. se;

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